TELL (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) APART

Meaning of TELL (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) APART in English

tell somebody/something apart phrasal verb ( see also ↑ tell )

if you can tell two people or things apart, you can see the difference between them, so that you do not confuse them SYN distinguish :

It’s almost impossible to tell the twins apart.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

TELL — INDEX: tell somebody something 1. to give someone information by speaking or writing to them 2. ways of saying that …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
APART — apart, separat, isolat, desunit. ~ FROM THAT: ultra to
English interlingue dictionary
TELL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APART — I. əˈpärt, -pȧt, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French a part, literally, at the side, to the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELL — tell 1 /tel/ , v. , told, telling . v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APART — — apartness , n. /euh pahrt"/ , adv. 1. into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELL — I. ˈtel verb ( told ˈtōld ; tell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APART — I. ə-ˈpärt adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French a part, literally, to one side Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TELL — noun a hill or mound. 2. tell ·noun that which is told; tale; account. 3. tell ·vi to give an …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
APART — adv aside; away. 2. apart ·adv separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to …
Webster English vocab
TELL — [tell] vb told ; tell.ing [ME, fr. OE tellan; akin to OHG zellen to count, tell, OE talu tale] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
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APART — [apart] adv [ME, fr. MF a part, lit., to the side] (14c) 1 a: at a little distance "tried to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TELL — / tel; NAmE / verb ( told , told / təʊld; NAmE toʊld/) GIVE INFORMATION 1. tell sb (sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APART — / əˈpɑːt; NAmE əˈpɑːrt/ adverb 1. separated by a distance, of space or time : The two houses stood 500 …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — tell S1 W1 /tel/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle told ) /təʊld $ toʊld/ [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APART — a ‧ part S2 W1 /əˈpɑːt $ -ɑːrt/ BrE AmE adverb , adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APART — adv. 1 separately; not together (keep your feet apart). 2 into pieces (came apart in my hands). 3 a to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APART — adv. 1 separately; not together (keep your feet apart). 2 into pieces (came apart in my hands). 3 a to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELL — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1. tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
APART — adv.1 separately; not together (keep your feet apart). 2 into pieces (came apart in my hands). 3 a to or …
Oxford English vocab
APART — I. POSITIONS AND STATES /əpɑ:(r)t/ Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELL — ( tells, telling, told) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
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TELL — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an instinct tells sb sth ▪ Every instinct told her that he was telling the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APART — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES apart from ▪ We didn’t see anyone all day, apart from a couple of kids …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELL — (KNOW) [verb] [past:] told - to know, recognize or be certain"He's Dutch." "How can you tell?" [I]It's too dark for …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
APART — (SEPARATE) [adverb] - separated by a distance or, less commonly, by timeStand with your feet wide apart and lower the …
Cambridge English vocab
TELL — n. Tell Mardikh Tell Asmar Amarna Tell el Tell William
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
APART — Synonyms and related words : a huis clos, adrift, alien, alienated, all to pieces, alone, aloof, apart from, aside, aside …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
APART — See: JOKING ASIDE or JOKING APART, POLES APART, TELL APART.
Slang English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
APART — adv. Function: adverb 1 as a discrete item FF1C; taken apart, his view seemed sound enough FF1E; Synonyms: independently, individually, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
APART — I. adverb 1. as a discrete item taken apart, his view seemed sound enough Synonyms: independently, individually, one by one, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TELL — See ↑ ADVISE 1, ↑ EFFECT/AFFECT 2, ↑ EXPLAIN 1, ↑ RECOGNIZE 1, ↑ SHOW 8, ↑ TELL 1,2,11,17 ◆◆◆ …
Longman Activator English vocab
APART — See ↑ DISTANCE 1, ↑ SEPARATE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be falling apart • ↑ can tell sb/sth apart • …
Longman Activator English vocab
TELL — n. 25B6; verb why didn't you tell me before? : INFORM, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
APART — adv. 25B6; adverb the villages are two miles apart : AWAY/DISTANT FROM EACH OTHER. Isabel stood apart : TO ONE …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TELL — v. 1 relate, narrate, recount, recite Tell me a story 2 Sometimes, tell of. say, mention, hint at, refer to, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
APART — adv. 1 aside, to one side, by oneself, at a distance, separate, separately He stood apart when the awards were …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
APART — See: JOKING ASIDE or JOKING APART, POLES APART, TELL APART.
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